Key Issues

• To consider the bases of comparison used in learning and teaching
• To highlight dilemmas between construct validity and reliability
• To investigate the danger that high-stakes assessment distorts curriculum provision
• To obtain direct evidence of pupil's feelings about routine assessment

Summative assessment of learning

• To consider the use of non-statutory tests
• To develop your own understanding of standards

Using summative assessment information

• To consider the use of test results
• To consider the effects of national testing on teaching

Records and reporting

• To identify information about the children which it is important to know and record
• To develop an informative and constructive procedure for reporting to parents

Notes on Further Reading

• Overview
• Key issues
• Summative assessment of learning
• Using summative assessment information
• Records and reporting

Diagrams and figures

• Figure 14.1 International comparisons: The Learning Curve
• Figure 14.2 Lee 'shows his working'
• Figure 14.3 A child's feelings about SATs
• Figure 14.4 Changes in proportion gaining five A*-Cs at GCSE in England
• Figure 14.5 A five-stage cycle for school improvement
• Figure 14.6 Assessment records: purposes and audiences